Telephone pencil holder



March 14, 1950 5. LE VINE 2,500,838

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This invention relates'to a pencil holderfor a telephone, and more particularly to a pair of spaced-pencil supporting-members adapted for mounting upon the'conventional' mouth and ear piece support ofa dialtelephone.

It is the object of this invention to construct a pencil holder for a telephone employing a pair of pencilsupporting elements adapted to retainingly support a pencil in horizontal position.

Itis the object of'this invention to' provide a pair of elements which are formed to horizontally support a pencil with the common base portion for said elements adapted for mounting over and upon the conventional receiver support of a dial telephone.

It" is the still further objectof this invention to provide a horizontally arranged supporting clip for a'pencil wi'th the base of said clip adapted for mounting over and upon the telephone receiver support.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specification and claim in conjunction with the appended drawing in which:

Figure l is a front elevational View of the pencil supporting clip mounted upon a dial telephone.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the clip.

Figure 42 is an elevational section on line 4-4 Fig. 3; and

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the clip.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of a different form of pencil supporting clip mounted upon the rear portion of the box type dial telephone.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary elevational section I after set out.

Referring to the drawing, a dial telephone is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 with base ll, pedestal l2 and the upwardly bifurcated mouth and ear piece retaining elements l3 and M.

The telephone receiver is adapted for mounting upon the transverse support l5 at the top of pedestal l2.

A pair of bifurcated elements 13 and It are arranged in spaced relation at opposite ends of support It to efiectiv'ely retain the telephone receiver, not shown, in position. 1

As illustrated in the drawing, the pencil supporting-clip consists of the substantially flat base element l6 preferably constructed of light. gage spring steel, which assumes a vertical position when mounted upon the telephone.

A pair of end walls, H and l8 are provided'at opposite ends'of base t6 withsaid walls projecting rearwardly at-right angles 'theretoand forming an integral part thereof. I

A pair of clip supporting ears l9 project horizontally inward from the outer portions of walls I and I8, being arranged in spaced relation from the rear wall of said base providing slots '20 therebetween.

Elements t9 form an integral part of end walls I!- and i8, being bent down and inwardly so -as to extend normally thereto. As illustrated in Figures 2 and 4 end walls I1 and [8 are in the- I! and curve upwardly, terminating in the out-. wardly extending lip 22 facilitate the insertion of pencil 25 therein. Elements 2! are resilient to'eiiectiVely'retain the pencil against accidental dislodge-ment.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3 the top edge 23 of base I6 is lower than the top edges of end walls I! and 18 throughout its length, with its end portions 24 curving upwardly joining memhers I! and Is at their top edges.

The pencil supporting clip is mounted upon the telephone so that the receiver retaining elements l3 cooperatively project up through the slots 20 formed in said clip. The ears l9 project between receiver retaining elements It and i i, and are mounted upon support [5, so that said clip assumes the position shown in Figure 2.

End walls I? and it are spaced apart sufficiently to frictionally bear against and embrace the outside walls of elements I3. At the same time the opposite edges of said elements cooperatively and frictionally bear against the rear wall of base It and the inner edges of ears l9 respectively.

The pencil supporting clip being constructed of a light gage spring steel, it is seen that the pencil retaining elements it will resiliently support and engage pencil 25 Figure 1 against accidental dislodgement.

At the same time end walls H and i8 are of sufiicient resiliency to effectively retain the clip in cooperating engagement with the telephone receiver support l5 and relatively immovable thereon.

While a pair of pencil supporting elements 21 are shown in the drawing, it is contemplated that one thereof could be eliminated, employing merely a central pencil supporting element.

It is further contemplated that element 2! may be unitary with the material of the clip interconnecting the inner side walls of elements 2! to form one continuous pencil supporting element.

Figures 6 and 7 illustrate the other conventional box type telephone with rectangular base 26 having a formed pedestal 21 thereon.

' The upper portion of said pedestal terminates in the spaced upwardly extending bifurcations 28, 29. Receiver 30 is mounted upon pedestal 22' This is the conventional construction of dial telephone of the hollow rectangular box type which forms no part of the present invention.

The clip I6, 22 shown in Figures 1 through 5 is particularly adaptable to the round base type telephone, however, its base must be differently shaped for use in conjunction with the type of dial telephone in Figures 6 and 7.

Referring to Figures 6 through 9 the pencil holding clip consists of the outwardly projecting element 34 having at its outer end the substantially concave pencil supporting element 35. The latter terminates in the outwardly curved lip 36 to facilitate the entry of the pencil 25. Said clip is constructed of a relatively light gage spring steel, and portion 35 is so formed as to resiliently engage and receive the pencil shank to prevent accidental dislodgement thereof.

The inner end of clip element 34 has a transverse concave formed portion 31 which terminates in the clip retaining element 38. The latter is shaped similarly to the formed recess 3|, 32 in the rear portion of pedestal 27, and is adapted to cooperatively fit therein. Concave portion 31 is shaped similarly to the outer portions of ridge 33 and cooperatively projects around the same,

whereby said clip is effectively retained in position within recess 32.

The outer end 39 forming a part of retaining element 38 cooperatively bears within the notched portion 40 in the rear part of pedestal 21.

The clip as a whole is easily inserted and retained within the pedestal recess 32, and may be removed by an upward tipping movement of clip element 34.

A slight variation is shown in Figure 9 wherein the clip element 34' is tapered and has the inwardly converging edges 4 I.

Thus the outwardly projecting clip element 34 terminates in the concave pencil supporting ele'- ment 35 which is narrower than the similar element 35 shown in Figure 8 but which will effectively support and retain pencil 25 shown in Figure 6.

Having described my invention, reference should now be had to the claim which follows for determining the scope thereof.

I claim:

A pencil holder for a telephone having a horizontal receiver support and upright receiver retaining bifurcated elements at its opposite ends. consisting of a clip having an upright base positioned in front of said support, upright rearwardly extending members at its ends to cooperatively embrace the ends of said receiver support, inwardly projecting horizontally extending clip supporting tabs on said end members spaced from said base and mounted upon said support within said bifurcated elements, and a pair of spaced substantially concave pencil supporting elements projecting forwardly outward from the lower end of said base, the spaced relation of said tabs to said base providing slots to cooperatively receive the front pair of said receiver retaining elements.

SAUL LE VINE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,632,537 Brigel June 14, 1927 1,983,443 Duciska et a1 Dec. 4, 1934 

